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1619(b) Fact Sheet (Redbook)
WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO MY MEDICAID WHEN I GO TO WORK?
Continued Medicaid Eligibility - Section 1619(b)
This provision continues Medicaid coverage for most working SSI beneficiaries even after earnings become too high to allow a cash benefit. To qualify for this incentive the person must:
- Have been eligible for SSI cash payment for a least one month.
- Still meet the SSA disability requirement.
- Meet the Medicaid “needs” test.
- Have GROSS annual earned income less than the current state "threshold amount" (enter amount here).
- Have countable unearned income of less than the current FBR and resources under the current limit for SSI recipients.
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